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When ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. opens his mouth around this time of year, what comes out must be measured in paragraphs, not sentences, as the 45-year-old talent evaluator...

Anna Faris would like to be taken seriously. Despite the odds, she may get her wish. The actress has parlayed an ability to seem cheerfully obtuse into a blossoming career....

Tradition here means the rich, sweet smell of dried tobacco. It means cold, dusty air and bales upon bales of coppery leaves. But these familiar features of the tobacco auction,...

In an office where the workday usually stretches well into the night, things went down a little differently last week. At 3 p.m., staff at the Towson, Md., law firm...

Way back when, ex-Cubs shortstop Nomar Garciaparra transformed himself from a self-described "skinny, 155-pound college baseball player" into a muscular, 190-pound Major League All-Star. And he insists he did it...

Buying new furniture can be tricky because it's such a major purchase. Ideally, it should make a room look both timeless and up-to-date. For guidance, we asked three professionals to...

The evil doings of Kaitlin Cooper may become the center of "The O.C." universe for the next couple of weeks, but the relationship central to the Fox soapster is the...

If you're in a relationship, beware of the month of January. Along with unwanted pounds, bad habits and gifts that don't fit, people often mark the beginning of a new...

On "Curtain Call: The Hits," Eminem compiles the best moments of the six years since the Detroit rapper stormed into pop. The disc's high points are culled from Em's first...

"Cinderella Man" RATING: 3 PLAY Universal, $29.98 Who's in it: Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamatti Recap: Was it the title? Crowe's personal problems? Did this cliched, yet uplifting Depression-era...